Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Monday laid foundation stone of various projects worth crores of rupees in Rohtak.

During his Rohtak visit, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of project for construction of permanent structure on Baland Pump House Link Drain from RD (Burji) number 0 to 3500. An estimated expenditure of Rs 1.67 crore will be incurred on this project and the work will be got completed in about six months, said an official spokesman.

He said that Baland Pump House Link Drain is available on JLN feeder on the right side of RD (Burji) number 193800. Baland Pump House Link Drain RD (Burji) number 0 to 6000 was constructed in the year 2014. Due to moisture in the ground, the soil on both sides of the drain moved, the spokesman said.

As a result, due to the blockage of the drain, the drainage of the water in fields is not carried out.

Due to this problem, the crops got damaged in about 500 acres of land in village Baland. This project has been approved to meet the long pending demand of the farmers, he added.

Apart from this, the Chief Minister also laid the foundation stone of block office building of Meham. The cost of construction of this building will be about Rs. 2.06 crore. This building will be two-storey and equipped with modern facilities. There will be seven rooms, including committee halls on the ground floor, offices of different officers and kitchens.

Manohar Lal also laid the foundation stone of Road Safety Awareness Park near the road leading to PGIMS. A sum of about Rs 3.17 crore will be spent on it and it will be developed over 2.5 acres.

Besides the people coming to PGIMS, this park will benefit people of Adarsh Nagar, Dariyav Nagar and Gandhi Nagar areas.

Traffic Parks will also have symbols related to traffic rules and for children, swing and musical fountains will also installed in this park. Apart from planting different types of plants in the park, modern toilets and pavement will also be constructed, the spokesman added.

In a separate event in Rohtak, the Chief Minister flagged off a rally of school children to save water under ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan’.

For effective implementation of the Jal Shakti Abhiyan in the state, the 'Calendar of Activities' will be prepared on the lines of Gurugram, under which works will be carried out on water conservation measures, he said.

While participating in the awareness rally, hundreds of school children took oath of water conservation.